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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1939
Page
6
The angel tells the grieving woman to fear not and that Jesus, crucified, is not here for he is risen as he said. This brief devotional echoes the resurrection message from Matthew 28 5 6.
A compact note on sales conduct urges courtesy and quiet listening to win buyers. It counsels restraint and patience, arguing that good listeners build confidence and respect better than loud talk or profanity.
A concise note on maintaining trust in commerce by continuous self belief and positive leadership. It urges professionals to project optimism through demeanor and actions to reinforce client and colleague confidence.
The account recalls September 20, 1899 when 8000 spectators gathered in Washington to witness Frank Brinton's airship ascent. Generators failed and inflation did not occur, yet Brinton’s idea foreshadowed later zeppelin design and transatlantic air travel ahead of its time.
A compact reflection weaving biblical, literary, and historical proverbs. It contrasts divine wisdom with worldly gain, cites a biblical verse, and notes the value of personal learning and prudent living across eras. The text blends quotes from Paul, Cervantes, and the idea of growing wiser with age.
A Mission Hills girl once famed for her beauty falls for a neighborhood youth who asks her father for permission to marry. The father asks when she was first struck by love, and the youth replies there was no quarrel yet. The exchange hints at a delay before consent.
A local club sends a New Year's Eve invitation with dress instructions prompting curiosity. A student notes a track delay and a college professor asks about the Caucasian race revealing classroom tensions. The column also offers quick tips on strawberry plants, Brazil nuts, and cooking pork.
Pete the Boss Barracuda leads a gang on the dock when he declares he can lick any man. A barrel-chested lad challenges him. Pete orders him to the office for pay and fires him, saying no man in the gang can outtalk him.
A downtown dentist offers to extract teeth for two dollars a tooth and adds he can do it slowly if desired. An Ohio man seeks relief from a wife he says treats him like a slave, noting many husbands face similar treatment.
A small town paper notes a correction after misprinting Mr John Doe as a police detective. The notice clarifies that Doe is indeed a detective in the police force. The erratum fixes the earlier typographical error and confirms the subject’s true occupation.
The article notes Fred MacMurray remains active after years away from leading roles and explains his selective approach to work. Richard Barthelmess returns to cinema without a true retirement, citing global travels after Broadway. Fay Painter, twice nominated for Academy Awards, was once rejected by a major studio for being unsuitable for pictures.
The article links Kipling's Gunga Din to a Cary Grant Victor McLaglen Douglas Fairbanks Jr. film about three noncom officers in India. It also notes Bob Baker as a former deputy sheriff in Honor of the West and highlights Harold Teen Dagwood Blondie appearances with Arthur Lake.
A cinema piece presents Corrigan’s life and famous Ireland flight as a simple tale of a young man’s struggle to become an airline transport pilot. It follows deprivation disappointment and eventual happiness as global acclaim clashes with his single failing ambition.
Fredric March and Virginia Bruce star in a light comedy with March as a reporter and Bruce as a runaway heiress. Patsy Kelly Alan Mowbray and Nancy Carroll also appear in the breezy adventure filled with romantic miscues and merry capers.
Pleasant Ridge residents report a new wooden fence is being erected around the local school yard this week. Work is led by Mr. Davidson with community members assisting. Nearby social visits include the Renoux, Embree, and Gier families sharing meals and greetings on Sunday.
The text discusses Syrians as natives of Syria and Assyrians as inhabitants of the ancient Assyrian empire. It contrasts modern national identities with historic civilizations and clarifies distinctions between contemporary groups and historical peoples.
The district lists include Dr. Chas Brown as Superintendent A Ralston as Dean of the Junior College Harland Mead as High School Principal George Fields as Junior High Principal and Miss Thel McCreedy as School Board President with Glenn Mace as secretary Ralph W Thompson and other doctors serving on the board.
A historical honor roll lists numerous local merchants service firms and professionals including grocers banks druggists bakeries tire shops printers real estate and medical offices in a single community roster reflecting extensive business activity and civic participation.
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